MarylandMaryland adds three voting seats to its legal services board
The law adds three voting seats to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation board, with two additional seats for lawyers and one for a nonlawyer.
What it does
The Maryland Legal Services Corporation board grows from nine to 12 voting members. Seven seats are for Maryland lawyers and five are for people who are not lawyers.
Argument forThree additional seats could bring more perspectives to board decisions, with members required to represent different regions of Maryland.
Argument againstAdding three voting members could make agreement harder because more people take part in board decisions.
More detail
The law increases the Maryland Legal Services Corporation board from nine to 12 voting members. Seven voting seats are for lawyers admitted to practice in Maryland and five are for people who are not lawyers. The Governor appoints voting members with the Maryland Senate's approval. Voting members must live in Maryland and represent different regions of the state. The membership changes took effect October 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 661Became Law
- Apr 13Returned Passed
- Apr 13Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Apr 9Second Reading Passed
- Apr 9Favorable AdoptedMinor
- Apr 9Favorable Report by Judicial ProceedingsMinor
- Mar 25
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Referred Judicial ProceedingsMinor
- Feb 19Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Feb 17Second Reading Passed
- Feb 17Favorable AdoptedMinor
- Feb 16Favorable Report by JudiciaryMinor
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 16First Reading JudiciaryIntroduced
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